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1 Groat - William V of Bavaria shield
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1388 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a quartered heraldic shield bearing the combined arms of Bavaria (lozengy) and Holland (a lion rampant), set within a cusped trilobe frame with trefoil ornaments at each lobe junction. The shield is rendered in the Gothic heraldic style typical of late 14th-century Low Countries coinage. A beaded inner circle encloses the central device, with the circumferential legend running between the inner and outer beaded borders. The overall composition is characteristic of Flemish-influenced groat coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Reverse description | A large cross pattée occupies the central field, its arms extending to a beaded inner circle, dividing the interior legend into four sections. The inner legend is separated from the outer legend by a beaded border, with a second outer beaded border delimiting the coin's edge. The cross pattée design follows the standard Low Countries groat tradition derived from French gros tournois prototypes. The lettering throughout is executed in the Gothic uncial hand characteristic of Holland mint production in the late 14th century. |
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